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25 Years Later, Monica Lewinsky Shares 25 'Randoms'

'If you can’t laugh at yourself, you are so f---ed'

(Newser) - To mark 25 years since her name became a household name, Monica Lewinsky published a list of 25 "randoms" in Vanity Fair . Some of them are tongue-in-cheek, like No. 11: "As the years pass, one’s taste in partners gets better. (Wink.)" Others are pointed, still others...

Another Beyonce Song Takes a Hit, This Time From Lewinsky

Anti-bullying advocate wants her name removed from 2013's 'Partition'

(Newser) - Since Beyonce will follow Lizzo in removing the word "spaz" from a song on her new record, Monica Lewinsky figures it's a good time to push for the removal of her name from another of the artist's tracks. In response to Monday's news that the singer...

Monica Lewinsky Doesn't Need an Apology Anymore

Bill Clinton should want to apologize, though, she says

(Newser) - Monica Lewinsky is fine now. The former White House intern started to bounce back publicly and regain control of her narrative by writing about her struggles after her affair with former President Bill Clinton and the subsequent impeachment scandal for Vanity Fair . "I think there was a long period...

Racist's Bullet Didn't Scare This Civil Rights Icon

Vernon Jordan, former adviser to Bill Clinton, dies at 85

(Newser) - Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died at 85. In a Tuesday statement to CBS News, Jordan's daughter, Vickee Jordan Adams, said he died Monday night...

Monica Lewinsky's Twitter Joke Goes Viral

Intern joke divides the audience

(Newser) - Monica Lewinsky's joke is winning the internet, at least according to some. As the Guardian explains, "I have a joke" was trending on Twitter on Friday, and writer Nell Scovell's take was, "I have a Charles Manson joke and it kills." Lewinsky replied to that...

Key Player in Clinton Scandal Is Dead at 70

Linda Tripp made secret tapes of her conversations with Monica Lewinsky

(Newser) - Linda Tripp, whose secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton, died Wednesday at age 70. Her death was confirmed by attorney Joseph Murtha, the AP reports. He provided no further details. In August 1994, Tripp became a public affairs...

Lewinsky Affair Eased His Anxiety, Clinton Says

'Nobody thinks they’re taking a risk,' former president says in documentary, 'Hillary'

(Newser) - Being president is stressful, Bill Clinton says, and his affair with Monica Lewinsky was one way he had of "managing my anxieties." The pressure of the job left him feeling like a boxer who'd just gone 30 rounds, the Daily Mail reports, and he said the affair...

Monica Lewinsky Is Not Enjoying Her Friday

'Are you f---ing kidding me'

(Newser) - Good thing the weekend is upon us because Monica Lewinsky needs a break. "This is definitely an 'are you f---ing kidding me' kinda day," Lewinsky tweeted before noon Friday, per the Daily Beast . The outlet suggests the statement came in response to news that Ken Starr, the...

Monica Lewinsky to Make 15 Minutes of Shame
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Oct 26, 2019 7:00 AM CDT

Monica Lewinsky to Make 15 Minutes of Shame

HBO Max documentary will examine the effects of bullies and the media

(Newser) - Monica Lewinksy, who was nationally demonized for her affair with President Bill Clinton when she was a White House intern, has a deal to make a documentary on public shaming. She'll produce and appear in the feature-length 15 Minutes of Shame for HBO Max, a streaming service due to...

Lewinsky on New Gig: 'I'm So Grateful'

She'll co-produce 'Impeachment: American Crime Story' for FX

(Newser) - Monica Lewinsky has a new gig—as co-producer on American Crime Story. The FX show's third season will cover former President Bill Clinton's impeachment, and in particular, "the overlooked dimensions of the women who found themselves caught up in the scandal and political war that cast a...

Monica Lewinsky Has 3 Words About Mueller Report Treatment

'If ... only' Starr report had been treated the same way

(Newser) - When then-President Clinton was the subject of a special counsel investigation, the resulting report from Kenneth Starr was, famously, published in full . Not so, at least so far, for President Trump: After special counsel Robert Mueller finished his probe and submitted a report to the Justice Department, Attorney General William...

Monica Lewinsky Reflects on Her Apology to Hillary

And Bill's lack of apology to her

(Newser) - Monica Lewinsky sat for more than 20 hours of interviews to participate in an upcoming docuseries on her involvement with then-President Bill Clinton and the aftermath, and in a new essay for Vanity Fair , she explains why she would choose to relive such a "painful and traumatic" time in...

Asked 'Off Limits' Clinton Question, Lewinsky Leaves the Stage

'There were clear parameters about what we would be discussing and what we would not'

(Newser) - Monica Lewinsky gave a talk on the perils of the internet Monday night, then left a 15-minute interview after an "off limits" question about former President Clinton. "I’m so sorry. I’m not going to be able to do this," she said before walking off-stage at...

Brett Kavanaugh Wanted Bill Clinton to Be Asked Very Explicit Questions

'Washington Post' unearths his 1998 memo during the Clinton investigation

(Newser) - Back in 1998, current Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh worked as an associate counsel for Kenneth Starr and thus played a role in the investigation into Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky. Now the Washington Post has made public a scathing memo Kavanaugh wrote that year in which he...

Bill Clinton Reconsiders Lewinsky Comments
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Jun 6, 2018 8:16 AM CDT

Bill Clinton Reconsiders Lewinsky Comments

Stephen Colbert grills former president on interview he did with NBC News' Craig Melvin

(Newser) - Former President Clinton showed up on The Late Show on Tuesday night with author James Patterson to promote their new book, but per the Week , Stephen Colbert "jumped straight into" another hot topic—that of Clinton's riled-up interview earlier that day with NBC News reporter Craig Melvin, in...

Clinton: I Haven't Apologized Personally to Lewinsky

Former president also defends his decision not to resign amid scandal

(Newser) - Bill Clinton did an interview with NBC News to plug the new novel he's written with James Patterson, but the former president spent a good deal of time instead talking about his old behavior in light of the MeToo movement. In the sometimes testy back-and-forth with Craig Melvin, Clinton...

Lewinsky Says Event Invite Was Rescinded Due to Bill Clinton

HuffPost: 'Town & Country' pulled Lewinsky's invitation after ex-president was invited

(Newser) - Monica Lewinsky had a message for the world Wednesday, delivered via Twitter. "Please don't invite me to an event (esp one about social change) and—then after i've accepted—uninvite me because bill clinton then decided to attend/was invited. It's 2018," she tweeted . Although the...

The One Line From #MeToo That Rattled Monica Lewinsky

'I'm sorry you were so alone,' a leader of the movement tells her

(Newser) - In a new Vanity Fair essay, Monica Lewinsky reflects on her scandal with former President Clinton 20 years ago, opening with a chance encounter in late 2017 that rattled her. While at a Manhattan restaurant, she ran into none other than Kenneth Starr, the special investigator who turned her into...

Lewinsky Tweets Suggested Names for Bill Clinton TV Special

'Fixed it for you'

(Newser) - Monica Lewinsky has suggested some more appropriate titles for the upcoming HLN special The Monica Lewinsky Scandal. "Fixed it for you," she tweeted Tuesday, sharing a screenshot with new titles The Starr Investigation and The Clinton Impeachment. The post was praised by other Twitter users, including former Barack...

Gillibrand Says Bill Clinton Should Have Quit 20 Years Ago

She says Lewinsky affair should have ended presidency

(Newser) - In today's climate, Bill Clinton wouldn't have been able to hang on as president after his inappropriate relationship with a young White House intern was exposed—and he should have stepped down 20 years ago, a prominent Democratic senator says. New York's Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has...

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